The Protectors

Episode 01

Landscape with Bandits

Mar 28, 1964 · 52 min

'The criminals and us – we're all in the same business. The difference being, our clients pay us to keep one jump ahead of the criminal mind' – Ian Souter. SIS opens its doors for the first time.

Episode 02

The Bottle Shop

Apr 4, 1964 · 52 min

Invited to discover why a research laboratory is losing money, even though they have a monopoly in the medical research trade, the Protectors discover that someone is making overtures to the competition and is prepared to sing — for a price.

Episode 03

Happy Is the Loser

Apr 11, 1964 · 52 min

Accepting what appears to be a routine assignment, SIS suddenly find themselves involved in violence when they're framed by a gang of ruthless racketeers.

Episode 04

No Forwarding Address

Apr 18, 1964 · 52 min

Following up on a lead, Souter and Shoesmith find themselves in a deserted warehouse which should contain the answer to a riddle they're determined to solve. They find nothing of interest — beyond a dead body.

Episode 05

The Loop Men

Apr 25, 1964 · 52 min

An injured railwayman, a loop-line rendezvous at midnight: clues which the Protectors must crack to discover the headquarters of a gang of hijackers — and deliver a young man from a life of crime.

Episode 06

The Stamp Collection

May 2, 1964 · 52 min

Guarding a world-famous stamp collection locked in a bombproof vault hardly seems a dangerous assignment. But the Protectors will need all their guile when they come up against a brilliant criminal.

Episode 07

It Could Happen Here

May 9, 1964 · 52 min

The SIS team find themselves up against a gang who intend to infiltrate a union to play a sordid game of industrial espionage which could destroy a union official and his family.

Episode 08

Freedom!

May 16, 1964 · 52 min

A young girl's bid for political asylum and a team of vigilant security men spell trouble for Souter and Shoesmith when they're assigned to investigate the validity of the girl's claims.

Episode 09

The Pirate

May 23, 1964 · 52 min

Conman Smokey Grey is anxious to unload £30,000 in stolen jewels. But the Protectors have other more important things to occupy their minds as Heather has been kidnapped.

Episode 10

The Deadly Chameleon

May 30, 1964 · 52 min

How – and why – is a timid bank clerk connected to a baffling case of fraud? If they are to save an innocent man's life, the Protectors must find the answer — their dilemma: their chief suspect has disappeared.

Episode 11

Who Killed Lazoryck?

Jun 6, 1964 · 52 min

When the past catches up with a highly-placed spy. Souter and Shoesmith find themselves facing a race against time to find the connecting link between the man and a recently-released political prisoner.

Episode 12

Channel Crossing

Jun 13, 1964 · 52 min

When personal disaster strikes terror into the heart of a prominent government minister, the Protectors, assigned to guard the man during a luxury cruise, find themselves in very dangerous waters.

Episode 13

Cargo from Corinth

Jun 20, 1964 · 52 min

Returning from their last assignment, the Protectors are asked to guard a valuable stature in transit from Corinth to Venice: a mission that once again that once again finds them all at sea and surrounded by sharks of the human variety.

Episode 14

The Reluctant Thief

Jun 27, 1964 · 52 min

When Heather falls victim of a wages snatch. Souter and thief are in strange company. Meanwhile, Shoesmith discovers a surprising motive for the robbery.